Justine Sterling
A Liquid Death flavors taste test sounds hardcore. It sounds like I’m chugging some sort of caffeinated, spiked battery acid that comes in a can shaped like a grenade. But in reality, Liquid Death is water…and tea…and stuff that isn’t quite water but also isn’t quite soda. But is Liquid Death good? I drank all the Liquid Death flavors I could get my hands on in order to rank them from worst Liquid Death flavor to best Liquid death flavor.
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While Liquid Death was initially known as a canned water brand that kinda looked like beer, they have now branched out into iced tea and flavored waters that blur the boundary between soft drink and H2O. The branding remains “hardcore.” Liquid Death cans feature a skull that would be perfectly at home emblazoned on the leather jacket of a Hell’s Angel. And the names of the beverages are still edgy—Mango Chainsaw, Blueberry Buzzsaw, etc. But now Liquid Death is more than just water you can drink at an Iron Maiden show. It’s a beverage line you can drink at an Iron Maiden show.
I tried all the Liquid Death flavors I could find—including Liquid Death water flavors, Liquid Death tea flavors, and Liquid Death soda flavors—and now I’m here to rank them, so you can look metal as heck while drinking the best Liquid Death flavor for your tastes.
- Liquid Death Deathberry Inferno (Limited Edition)
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Spicy water. It’s genuinely spicy sparkling water. Like, it clears out your sinuses. It doesn’t taste like much—maybe a hint of berry—but it’s seriously spicy. In fact, there’s a parental warning on the label. That’s how spicy this is. It’s hard to rate because I can’t imagine anyone who wants to hydrate with this amount of heat. Maybe it’d be a good mixer for some spicy Paloma. I don’t know. I’m baffled by this stuff.
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- Liquid Death Killer Cola
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Out of all the soda-inspired Liquid Death flavors, this is the least successful. It’s hard to make a cola flavored anything taste good if it doesn’t taste like Coke or Pepsi. And this definitely does not taste like Coke or Pepsi. It tastes like a spice store—like a liquid Christmas shop. Like cinnamon gum backwash. If you’re curious about soda-flavored water, there are better Liquid Death flavors for you.
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- Liquid Death Pina Killada
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If you like the Coconut LaCroix but wish it was sweeter, then I guess this Liquid Death flavor is for you. It’s sugary, coconutty fizz and it lacks a pineapple tang that would make it a true Pina Colada analog. In short, it’s not for me. But if that description appeals to you, check it out.
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- Liquid Death Blueberry Buzzsaw
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This uncarbonated blueberry tea Liquid Death doesn’t have enough tea flavor for me. It tastes like diet Ocean Spray with a hint of tea and lots of fake sugar flavor. It kinda tastes like a liquified grocery store blueberry muffin. It might be better with a squeeze of lemon for some acidity, but there are far superior Liquid Death iced tea flavors out there to try instead.
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- Liquid Death Squeezed to Death
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This is gently orange flavored sweet sparkling water. It’s a real middle of the pack offering. It’s not bad. But it’s also not good. If someone offers you a can of this Liquid Death flavor, go ahead and take it.
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- Liquid Death Grave Fruit
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Do you like Fresca but wish it called itself sparkling water instead of soda? Then this is the best Liquid Death flavor for you. Seriously, this is not sparkling water. This is diet soda masquerading as sparkling water. It tastes like a sweeter version of Fresca—like, if they made a special edition pink grapefruit Fresca. It’s too sweet for me, but maybe that’s what you want!
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- Liquid Death Cherry Obituary
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Want something that calls itself water but is actually a diet cherry cream soda? Here’s the best Liquid Death flavor for you, friend. While most cherry flavored sparkling waters are black cherry flavored, this one truly is cherries and cream flavored. When I was a kid my favorite soda was Hansen’s Cherry Vanilla Creme and this definitely scratched that itch for me.
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- Liquid Death Sparkling Water
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Liquid Death sparkling water is a decent sparkling water. A few of the other Liquid Death sparkling water reviews mentioned using this as a base to create your own flavored water, and I think that’s the way to go. On its own, it tastes a little too much like the can. But the bubble quality is very nice—they’re small and spritzy—and it’s neutral enough that you can add a dash of pomegranate juice or a squeeze of grapefruit juice and create something really good.
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- Liquid Death Rootbeer Wrath
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This soda-flavored Liquid Death smells exactly like a classic root beer. The flavor is a little fainter—but that’s appropriate. Remember, this is root beer flavored water, after all. It essentially tastes like a less sweet diet root beer. If you’re trying to cut down on the soda, I think this is one of the best Liquid Death flavors for the job.
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- Liquid Death Doctor Death
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Our own Griffin Parker absolutely loves this Liquid Death flavor. In his review he called it the “best sparkling water ever made.” While I don’t co-sign that extremely bold statement, I do think it’s a good, water-based approximation of Dr Pepper. They didn’t totally nail all 23 flavors—maybe they captured 15 or so. It has that lightly medicinal flavor of Dr Pepper and that soda’s je ne sais quois. It’s certainly a unique offering.
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- Liquid Death Mango Chainsaw
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I’m pretty sure Mango Chainsaw is not a pun. It’s just a cool a$$ thing to name a sparkling water. It’s extremely tropical. It almost tastes like a mix of mango and coconut—though there’s no mention of coconut on the label. It definitely has a sweetness (it’s sweetened with agave nectar) but it’s not too sweet. And it has that slightly funky mango quality that keeps you coming back for another sip to try and figure out exactly what you just tasted.
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- Liquid Death Mountain Water
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Liquid Death Mountain Water is crisp and refreshing and much more thirst quenching than the Liquid Death sparkling water. There’s a touch of sweetness on the finish, which helps combat the can flavor. It’s a good canned water to chug when you need to hydrate, simple as that.
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- Liquid Death Severed Lime
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The Liquid Death Severed Lime has a very, very limey smell. But the flavor is fairly mild. It has a touch of sweetness (agave syrup again), which makes it very easy to gulp down. It’s a great alternative to citrus soda or a more flavorful substitute for other flavored sparkling waters made with zero sweeteners.
Related: Best LaCroix Flavors, Ranked
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- Liquid Death Dead Billionaire
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Our previous number one best Liquid Death flavor was the Grim Leafer—a sweet tea infused with B vitamins. Sadly, it no longer exists. Happily, this Liquid Death flavor does. A mix of lemonade and iced tea (essentially their version of an Arnold Palmer) plus B vitamins, it’s light on the lemonade, heavy on the tea, and all around delightful to sip. Actually, I take that back. This is iced tea you can gulp. It’s really the best Liquid Death flavor around—and no, it’s not water.
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Deathberry Inferno
Killer Cola
Pina Killada
Blueberry Buzzsaw
Squeezed to Death
Grave Fruit
Cherry Obituary
Sparkling Water
Rootbeer Wrath
Doctor Death
Mango Chainsaw
Mountain Water
Severed Lime
Dead Billionaire
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